Justification:
A hemiepiphytic and terrestrial bromeliad endemic to Ecuador where it is known only from the type, collected by J. Clark in the Reserva Ecológica Mache-Chindul. The principal threats are deforestation and colonization. Considered Endangered due to a geographic range potentially confined to the Cordillera Mache-Chindul. Habitat destruction is the only known threat to the species.